Kellyanne Conway told CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) did not tweet as much about church bombings in Sri Lanka as she did about the Christchurch, New Zealand Mosque bombing. It evidently made Conway speculate that the freshman Democrat isn’t Christian enough.
Conway was asked by Tapper about President Donald Trump’s lack of a response to the church fires in Louisiana. But Conway used the opportunity to attack the Congressperson known colloquially as AOC.
Conway was quickly blasted by a Twitter user, which she then used as an opportunity to blast Democrats.
Wrong again. You can delete or apologize (holds breath)
I was referring to @AOC silence about the Sri Lanka massacre of Christians (not “Easter Worshippers” as Obama and Hillary oddly said).
Try listening before spewing. https://t.co/jNm7ypRO6f
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) April 28, 2019
It’s unclear what the difference is between Christians and “Easter Worshippers,” as most Christians celebrate Easter.
AOC had her own response to Conway:
I chose to use the word ‘incompetent’ when it comes to Trump’s response to Hurricane María & the 3,000 Americans who died on his watch, but that’s only because I had 280 characters.
There are plenty of other words too:
– Negligent
– Inept
– Inhumane
– PredatoryTake your pick.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019
The terrorist attack in Sri Lanka was horrifying. Saying ‘Easter worshippers’ matters bc Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians, & to be targeted on Easter highlights how heinous the attack was – just as saying yesterday’s #SanDiego shooting was on Passover.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019
You are using this as an excuse to stoke suspicion around my Christianity + faith life, @KellyannePolls.
The Sri Lanka massacre was horrifying. No one should be targeted for their religion.
If you’re so moved, let’s do more to welcome immigrants fleeing religious persecution.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019
